No Bomb, No Terror Link in Mushin Explosion, Police Confirm

No Bomb, No Terror Link in Mushin Explosion, Police Confirm

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Lagos State Police Command has ruled out terrorism, sabotage or the use of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the explosion that occurred on June 22 at No. 19 Way Street, Mushin, Lagos. Addressing journalists on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, said forensic and technical investigations by the Nigeria Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear […]

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15 injured in Lagos gas explosion

No fewer than 15 people sustained varying degrees of injuries following a gas explosion on Sunday afternoon in Ijora Badia, Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. A statement by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, on Sunday, disclosed that the incident, which took place at around 4:10 pm, involved a 25kg gas cylinder in a mini shop that housed five similar […]

April 7, 2025 77

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NEMA distributes relief materials to Niger tanker explosion victims

In response to the tragic petrol tanker fire disaster at Dikko Junction in Niger State, the National Emergency Management Agency has distributed food, non-food items, and medical supplies to support the treatment of injured victims and provide relief to the affected families. The agency disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The tanker explosion occurred on Saturday morning along Dikko-Maje Road, opposite Baddegi Station. According to reports, the disaster was […]

January 21, 2025 85

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Mother, daughter die in gas explosion, two hospitalised

A 40-year-old woman named Rafiat Sheriff and her seven-year-old daughter, Asisat Sheriff, were killed in a gas explosion at their home on Church Street, along Èbúté Road, in the Ibafo area of Ogun State. the incident, which occurred at about 8:30 pm on Saturday, left two other persons with varying degrees of injuries. The deceased, our correspondent learnt, had instructed her seven-year-old daughter to light the gas cylinder to prepare […]

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